polyfather

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   by polyfather 7y ago

   I use Pass on both the desktop and Android and have done for a few years now. It works really, really well. I couldn't imagine using anything else at this point. The only "issue" I've had is formatting my phone, but forg
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   by polyfather 7y ago

   One of the issues with using the phone is that it's so difficult to record phonecalls and store them in a way that makes them useful for future reference. With instant messaging, you can usually at least do simple searches for phrases
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   by polyfather 7y ago

   Thanks for this. For most of my life I thought it was a sort-of acronym for "CANada Oil, Low Acid" (as it's lower in acid than other rapeseed oils). Your etymology is the correct one.
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   by polyfather 7y ago

   I believe Twin Peaks' intro is actually the longest in TV history. It's a real whopper.
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   by polyfather 7y ago

   For the curious, the quotation is from the amazing 1999 PC game, "Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri." This game was a treasure trove of thought-provoking quotations, many of which can be found on WikiQuote. [1] [1] https:/&#x2
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   by polyfather 8y ago

   The following command can be handy for one-off sessions. It won't interfere with your already-running instance of Firefox and uses a random profile in /tmp (which you can still monkey with if needed). firefox -no-remote -profi
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   by polyfather 8y ago

   I have to agree. I was never a big fan of laptops before, but I've really come to enjoy my 6th gen X1. The keyboard is surprisingly nice (for a laptop) and the battery lasts long enough to not annoy me when I'm on the move. The fi
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   by polyfather 8y ago

   I have to agree. This situation has been bothering me for quite some time. In the last 8-10 years (who's counting), I've gone through four Matias ErgoPros. Their rate of failure is much higher than I'd expect for a mechanical